Cristóbal Cruz Explained

Cristóbal Cruz
Realname:Cristóbal Cruz Rivera
Nickname:Lacandón
Weight:Featherweight
Height:1.70 m
Birth Date:19 May 1977
Birth Place:Chiapas, Mexico
Style:Orthodox
Total:68
Wins:41
Ko:25
Losses:22
Draws:4

Cristóbal Cruz Rivera, also known as Lacandón (born 19 May 1977) is a Mexican professional boxer and former IBO and IBF featherweight Champion.

Career

On 17 January 1992, Cruz began his professional career, beating fellow Mexican debutant Manuel Morales with a second round knockout in Monterrey.[1]

After racking up 24 fights with 21 wins and 11 knockouts in just over tens years, Cruz faced Francisco Dianzo for the WBC Continental Americas featherweight title. Cruz overcame Dianzo in the eleventh round about would beat him again in 2005 with a 6th-round knockout.[1]

Road to the IBF title

Between October 2005 and May 2007 Cruz's career looked to be coming to an end when he had seven fights with four losses and a no contest including two losses to Francisco Lorenzo.

In August 2007, Cruz started back on the comeback trail when he defeated Alberto Garza with a tenth-round knockout to capture the WBC FECOMBOX featherweight title. This victory lead to a shot at the IBO featherweight title against South African champion Thomas Mashaba who had only one loss in a ten-year 25 fight career. The clash took place in March 2008 at the Foxwoods Casino, Connecticut. The pair fought twelve tough rounds with Cruz having blood running from his nose from the eighth round onwards. In a major upset Cruz finished strongly breaking CompuBox record for punches thrown in a 12-round fight to take the victory by majority decision with one judge calling the fight even and two giving it to Cruz by one solitary round.[1]

In October 2008, Cruz would vacate his newfound IBO title and aim for a bigger prize - the IBF featherweight title - which had been recently vacated by Robert Guerrero who moved up to super featherweight. He faced fellow Mexican Orlando Salido who had won an eliminator less than a year previous and had fought for the title previously, losing to Juan Manuel Márquez in 2004, his only loss since 2001 and a no contest again Guerrero in 2006. Once again Cruz overcame the odds to defeat the bookies favourite to take one of the most prestigious titles in boxing by beating a battered and swollen Salido on points.[2]

He followed this up with a defeat of once-beaten Jorge Solís, avenging a loss earlier in his career.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateAgeLocationNotes
68Loss41–22–4 Luis SolisUD8Jun 17, 2017
67Loss41–21–4 Maurice HookerUD10Feb 24, 2017
66Win41–20–4 Manuel ValdezTKO7 (10), Feb 4, 2017
65Loss40–20–4 Luis Ramos Jr.UD8Apr 2, 2016
64Loss40–19–4 Gervonta DavisTKO3 (8), Oct 30, 2015
63Loss40–18–4 Eddie RamirezUD6Sep 8, 2015
62Loss40–17–4 Alejandro LunaUD8Jun 6, 2015
61Draw40–16–4 Emanuel LópezPTS10Jun 27, 2014
60Loss40–16–3 Fernando MontielMD10Mar 15, 2014
59Loss40–15–3 Miguel BercheltTKO5 (10), Aug 31, 2013
58Win40–14–3 Enrique LugoTKO5 (8), Jun 1, 2013
57Loss39–14–3 Javier FortunaTKO2 (10), Jul 6, 2012
56Loss39–13–3 Juan Carlos BurgosUD10Feb 24, 2012
55Draw39–12–3 Art HovhannisyanTD4 (10), Aug 5, 2011
54Loss39–12–2 Orlando SalidoUD12May 15, 2010
53Draw39–11–2 Ricardo CastilloTD3 (12), Dec 19, 2009
52Win39–11–1 Jorge SolísUD12Jul 11, 2009
51Win38–11–1 Cyril ThomasUD12Feb 14, 2009
50Win37–11–1 Orlando SalidoSD12Oct 23, 2008
49Win36–11–1 Thomas MashabaMD12Mar 7, 2008
48Win35–11–1 Alberto GarzaTKO10 (12), Aug 20, 2007
47Loss34–11–1 Zahir RaheemUD10May 18, 2007
46Loss34–10–1 Francisco LorenzoUD12Apr 13, 2007
45Win34–9–1 Jose ReyesMD12Dec 8, 2006
44Loss33–9–1 Francisco LorenzoUD8Dec 1, 2006
43Win33–8–1 Leonardo ResendizRTD5 (10), Sep 8, 2006
42Loss32–8–1 Steve LuevanoUD12Jul 21, 2006
4132–7–1 Gerardo ZayasNC4 (10), Oct 28, 2005
40Win32–7–1Francisco DianzoTKO6 (10), May 6, 2005
39Win31–7–1Luisito EspinosaKO3 (10)Feb 18, 2005
38Win30–7–1Jose NavarreteTKO4 (10)Jan 7, 2005
37Win29–7–1Cornelius LockTKO8 (10), Oct 29, 2004
36Win28–7–1Mario FloresUD6Oct 8, 2004
35Loss27–7–1Jose Miguel AguinigaSD10Jul 23, 2004
34Win27–6–1Julio Cesar AcostaTKO1 (6)Jun 7, 2004
33Loss26–6–1Juan RuizUD12Feb 27, 2004
32Loss26–5–1Jorge SolísUD10Dec 11, 2003
31Loss26–4–1Heriberto RuizUD10Sep 12, 2003
30Win26–3–1Edgar BarcenasTKO9 (10)Jun 20, 2003
29Win25–3–1Eduardo GutierrezTKO3 (?)Apr 12, 2003
28Win24–3–1Cesar HuizarRTD6 (12), Mar 21, 2003
27Win23–3–1Ricardo CastilloUD8Jan 1, 2003
26Loss22–3–1Martin HonorioKO1 (10), Aug 10, 2002
25Win22–2–1Francisco DianzoTKO11 (12)Jan 26, 2002
24Draw21–2–1Agustin LorenzoPTS10Aug 16, 2001
23Win21–2Ruben EstanislaoPTS10Jun 16, 2001
22Win20–2Cristin RojasPTS10Mar 10, 2001
21Win19–2Nino GonzalezPTS10Jan 20, 2001
20Win18–2Polo CamachoPTS12Oct 29, 2000
19Win17–2Erelyn ValenciaKO9 (?)Jan 31, 1998
18Loss16–2Jose MartinezPTS10Nov 29, 1997
17Win16–1Luis EspinozaTKO7 (?)Aug 27, 1997
16Loss15–1Manuel ArjonaKO6 (?)Apr 19, 1997
15Win15–0Agustin SanchezPTS10Dec 30, 1996
14Win14–0Frank LorenzanaTKO2 (?)Nov 15, 1996
13Win13–0Israel CruzTKO2 (?)Oct 13, 1996
12Win12–0Jose MartinezPTS10Sep 28, 1996
11Win11–0Enrique ZunigaTKO9 (10)Aug 26, 1996
10Win10–0Jose MartinPTS10May 3, 1996
9Win9–0Eduardo CaballeroTKO9 (?)Mar 11, 1996
8Win8–0Humberto VelazquezTKO5 (?)Feb 5, 1996
7Win7–0Jorge EscobarPTS8Dec 25, 1995
6Win6–0Martin MartinezTKO3 (?)Nov 17, 1995
5Win5–0Jose LaraTKO3 (?)Dec 12, 1993
4Win4–0Ceciclio RiosTKO5 (?)Feb 6, 1993
3Win3–0Edwin Armando ZaratePTS6Dec 11, 1992
2Win2–0Sergio MoralesTKO5 (?)Nov 27, 1992
1Win1–0Manuel MoralesTKO2 (?)Jan 17, 1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boxrec . Cristóbal Cruz . Boxrec Fighter Page . 26 January 2009.
  2. Web site: Graham Houston . ORLANDO SALIDO vs CRISTOBAL CRUZ . Fight Writer . 26 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185255/http://www.fightwriter.com/?q=node%2F1910 . 3 March 2016 . dead .